Sheboygan judge denies competency hearing request

12:53 PM,
Sep. 6, 2013

Lao Jin confers with his attorney Barbara Kirchner in this file photo

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A Sheboygan judge denied a request Friday for a second competency hearing for accused child abuser Lao Jin, with the judge saying he's concerned Jin is trying to manipulate the legal process to delay his own trial.

Jin, who was ruled competent in June to stand trial and has since pleaded insanity, made the request on the premise that he's been underfed in jail and has not been given all of his psychiatric medications, which has left him impaired.

But Circuit Court Judge Timothy Van Akkeren said he believes Jin is using his own professional psychiatric background - which hasn't been specified in ...